A simple slice of science – Why is the sky blue?

nao

This week’s question for Dr. Simple came from a source very close to home… my eight year old wants to know

“Why is the Sky blue?”

 

I told him we would put it to Dr. Simple, so here it is, in 30 seconds…

 

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If you have any other questions on this topic or another do leave a message in the comments below. There are lots of great questions coming in for Dr. Simple but he always loves getting more!

 

If you need a little convincing about all this information on light and colour you can check it out for yourself as I will be sharing some great experiments on tomorrow’s Fun Friday post!

nao

Science blogger and writer; Owner of Dr. How's Science Wows; Mother of three junior scientists who have taught me that to be a great scientist you need to look at life through the eyes of a child!

4 thoughts on “A simple slice of science – Why is the sky blue?”

  • tric kearney
    July 11, 2014 at 8:54 pm
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    great post. Simple but easily understood. The funny thing about this question is that I keep forgetting the answer!

    • naoPost author
      July 11, 2014 at 9:48 pm
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      Thanks Tric, we all tend to forget things we don’t really need to remember. We can just look at a blue sky and enjoy it without needing to know why 😉

  • Sara
    July 11, 2014 at 10:33 am
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    Very cool, now I know where to look when I get asked again 🙂

    • naoPost author
      July 11, 2014 at 11:01 am
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      Thanks Sara and feel free to throw any questions at Dr. Simple as well 😉

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